Two Becomes Three (RobRaeforLife collab)

Chapter Six

The next morning, Dick woke up early, still getting used to being back at the Manor. He sat up, noticing Raven still asleep next to him.

She had fallen asleep watching Sherlock when he got back last night, and he just put the computer away and got in bed next to her.

He stood up, careful not to disturb Raven, and went to the bathroom to get dressed for the day.

As he grabbed his outfit to change, he was still pondering on what it might be that The Joker had in store for them, seeing as of last night he was planning something and wanted all of Gotham to know it.

He pulled on his outfit, yawning and stretching his arms.

He was brushing his teeth when he heard something hit the wall outside of the bathroom.

Dick turned around, seeing the tv remote engulfed in black energy on the floor.

He heard a faint, "sorry" from the other side of the room, and relaxed a bit.

He finished up, exiting the bathroom and looking at his girlfriend.

"You okay?"

Her head popped out from the sea of pillows and blankets, her eyes sleepy. She turned onto her side, pulling the blankets around her form.

"I'm alright. My powers are acting up, no doubt due to this child inside of me."

He sat down next to his bundled up girlfriend on the bed, her hair and part of her face being the only part visible.

"Well there's no better way to wake up then the sound of a remote hitting the floor." He grinned jokingly.

She didn't turn his direction as she responded. "And probably Control Freak's miserable cries as he gives the remote a funeral." She muttered from the pile of blankets.

She suddenly bolted up, throwing the blankets off of her as she dashed into the bathroom. Dick followed her and saw her heaving over the toilet.

He knelt by her, holding her hair back with one hand and rubbing her back with the other.

She leaned back on her knees after she finished emptying her stomach, exhaling shakily.

"Why must I be cursed with this monster inside of me?"

She swallowed the lump in her throat, the sour taste in her mouth threatening her gag reflex.

Dick chuckled, looking down at her stomach with a curious look on his face.

"That's no monster, Rae. That's our child."

He touched her stomach tentatively, smiling that charming smile of his.

Raven raised a purple brow, her shaky hands on the floor.

"What are you doing?"

"Feeling for the baby."

She sighed, taking his hand from her stomach, holding it at her side.

"Dick, I'm only a week and a half pregnant. You're not going to feel anything."

He pulled her onto his lap as they sat on the floor, his hand gently against her stomach.

"Even if I can't feel them yet I know they're there." He whispered softly into her ear, his breath tickling her neck.

She leaned her back against his chest, relaxing for a moment, before putting her hand over his.

"You'll probably strangle me for saying this, but what if I end up being a terrible mother Dick? I mean, I didn't have much of an example to go by as a child." She told him, her eyes closed.